Kia will reveal the next-generation of the pro_cee'd at the Paris motor show. It's a sharp car, and this is the three-door hatchback model. We know a version of this machine as the Kia Forte.

Ford is rounding out its lineup of crime-fighting sedans with a new engine for the police interceptor. It's the 3.7-liter V6 used in the Taurus, Mustang and several other vehicles from the Blue Oval. This thing pushes out 305 horsepower, and it gets 25 miles per gallon on the highway.

That's more power and fewer fill-ups for the boys in Blue, thanks to the Blue Oval.

And, some sad news: Sid Watkins, Formula One's longtime medical chief, died Sept. 12. He was 84 years old, and served F1 for nearly three decades.